Man shot, struck by vehicle and killed while trying to recover family’s stolen car in Austin

AUSTIN, Texas (KWTX) – A young man was shot, hit by a vehicle and killed while trying to recover his family’s stolen car in Austin, Texas, over the weekend, police confirmed.

Around 2:58 a.m. on May 3, the Travis County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a family in the Sun Chase neighborhood in southeast Travis County who said their vehicle had been stolen from their driveway, according to a news release.

According to police, during the same morning, around 3:21 a.m., the Austin Police Department received a 911 call reporting a person hit by a vehicle near the intersection of Ross Road and Thome Valley Drive, near Del Valle Elementary School…

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